Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- A prosecution witness said Wednesday that his company's bank account received N860 million from the Anambra State Government during Governor Willie Obiano's administration without his knowledge.

Udochukwu Okparache testified in the ongoing trial of the former governor at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

In January 2024, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the EFCC charged the former governor with nine counts of misappropriating over N4 billion from the state's security vote accounts.

The charges include bypassing financial institutions in several unlawful cash transactions involving money allegedly stolen from the state's account.

Mr Obiano denied the charges.

According to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes ...